"It turns out to be Fellow Daoist Chen. I'm glad to meet you."
Wu Lie smiled and kept looking at Gu Chen up and down with a scrutinizing eye.
His innately strong aura made all the officials in the hall afraid to take a breath. The more polite he was, the more oppressive he became, making people worry about what would happen next.
Gu Chen could see that the other party was using force to suppress others, or in other words, he was warning him, implying that he would remember him.
He pretended not to notice and looked at Wu Lie with a calm and playful look, which seemed a bit dazed to others.
"Second Prince, please take a seat." King Pei coughed and reminded Wu Lie to take a seat.
Wu Lie had a smile on his face, looked at Gu Chen one last time, and then sat down on the seat that had been prepared.
Seeing him sitting down peacefully, King Pei and Tang Xuance secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
What they are most worried about is that this person will immediately break up their reputation. In that case, today's situation will definitely be unmanageable.
Fortunately, this man is pretty disciplined, and even if he had the intention of getting involved in Pei Country, he didn't do it too obviously.
The balance between the dynasty and the Seven Kingdoms has been maintained for a long time. The royal family cannot easily interfere in the internal affairs of the kingdom. Wulie seems to be quite afraid of this.
As long as he doesn't completely break up, everything will still turn around.
King Pei was thinking in his heart, but on the outside he warmly entertained Wu Lie, hoping to send away the plague god smoothly and let Pei country pass the test.
Gu Chen also sat down again. Prince Wu Lie's plan was disrupted by him. He was still chatting and laughing in this hall, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry, which surprised him.
He wondered what the other party wanted. After drinking for three rounds, he saw King Pei suddenly coughing violently.
"Cough! Cough!"
While King Pei was speaking, he suddenly showed pain on his face. Then he coughed up blood and his face became as pale as paper.
"You, you..."
He pointed at Prince Wulie, with a look of horror in his eyes, then he spat out a mouthful of blood and his body suddenly fell back!
"His Majesty!"
All the officials were shocked when they saw this, and Tang Xuance rushed forward with an arrow.
Gu Chen, who was sitting in his original position, was also quite surprised. He narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Wu Lie opposite him. He found that he was drinking wine calmly. He had obviously expected all this!
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Tang Xuance supported King Pei, his eyes were red, and he screamed hysterically.
But King Pei was obviously poisoned, his lips turned purple, and blood quickly flowed from his orifices.
The poison was so violent that once it took effect, it quickly invaded his internal organs and even his head. Even his soul could not escape!
In front of everyone's eyes, King Pei's vitality faded away, and he passed away suddenly without resting his eyes in peace!
Seeing the king's abnormal death with his own eyes, Tang Xuance almost went crazy and secretly regretted his carelessness.
He originally thought that King Pei had passed this calamity today, but who would have thought that Prince Wu Lie not only sent a killer to assassinate him, but also unscrupulously poisoned King Pei's food and wine!
King Pei's food and drinks were strictly inspected, and he repeatedly told his guards to be careful, but who would have thought that something went wrong!
He openly poisoned King Pei during a banquet in the palace, which shows how far Prince Wulie's power has penetrated!
"You bunch of traitors and traitors!"
With grief and anger in his heart, Tang Xuance stood up, drew his sword with a clang, and glared at Prince Wulie and the officials!
Most of the officials present were shocked and confused at this time. They did not expect that King Pei would be openly poisoned.
Unable to defeat Tang Xuance, he forced King Pei to abdicate, so he simply murdered King Pei. Prince Wu Lie had obviously made two preparations, and he was going to capture Pei State no matter what today!
At this time, everyone was in danger, and all the officials were worried about their own future and interests, but few were sad for King Pei.
"Tang Xuance, what do you mean, who are you calling a traitor? His Majesty passed away suddenly. It is hard for us to accept it, and we will not put down the sword in your hand!"
Shao Jianmin's eyes flickered, he stood up and shouted loudly.
Prince Wulie has already finished the game, and he knows very well that now is his time to show off.
"You know exactly what I mean!"
Tang Xuance roared repeatedly, and the sword in his hand was pointed at Prince Wulie. "Where is the Water Dance Army?"
A large number of soldiers from the Water Dance Army quickly poured in outside the hall, surrounding everyone in the hall!
Previously, the soldiers who were responsible for the nearby defense were all dealt with by Taohua layman, but the Shuiwu army was carefully cultivated by him and was quickly replenished during the banquet.
Seeing a large number of Shuiwu Army soldiers surrounding the hall, the officials who had ulterior motives became uneasy for a moment, fearing that Tang Xuance would order them to be hacked to death in a rage.
The eyelids of brothers Shao Jianmin and Shao Jianwu also twitched. If Tang Xuance goes crazy, things may not be easy to deal with!
"What's going on? Do you think this prince doesn't exist?"
At this time, Wu Lie, who was sitting calmly drinking wine, opened his mouth and glanced at Tang Xuance indifferently. "King Pei passed away suddenly. As a minister, I didn't want to help him deal with his funeral affairs. Instead, I started a big fight here. I want to
Do you want to rebel? Or is it that you are responsible for King Pei’s poisoning?”
His words were so heartbreaking that he actually intended to pour the dirty water that caused King Pei's poisoning and death on Tang Xuance.
Regicide and rebellion, if these two crimes are proven, the Tang family will be in ruins!
"That's right! Tang Xuance, have you thought about the consequences of taking action? Do you want to rebel?"
"This is unreasonable. Your Majesty trusts the Tang family so much. I didn't expect that your surname Tang could do such a thing!"
Tang Jianmin quickly understood and followed what Wu Lie said, and all the officials also criticized him one after another.
As the saying goes, three people make a tiger, and only a group of people present know the truth about King Pei's death. If the vast majority of people blame Tang Xuance for regicide and rebellion, he will not be able to defend himself!
Gu Chen witnessed with his own eyes what shamelessness was, and this group of officials and Wu Lie were the ones.
"Don't try to frame others and pour slander upon me!"
Tang Xuance also understood the intentions of a group of people, and felt sad and desperate in his heart.
His Water Dance Army is responsible for the defense of the palace, and they have a large number of people. If he orders the destruction of this group of traitors at this moment, he should be able to successfully retain more than 70% of them.
So what if we just kill them? Can King Pei be resurrected?
Tang Xuance knew very well that killing them would not help, as they were just grassroots.
As for the culprit, Prince Wu Lie, not to mention that it would be difficult to kill him with the crow general as his bodyguard. Even if he could be killed, he would not dare to do it.
After all, the other party is also the son of Emperor Sheng. If he kills him, not only will the entire Tang family be wiped out, but it will also bring a terrible disaster to the people of Pei State.
He couldn't bear the anger of the Lieyang tribe. Even if he knew that it was the other party who killed King Pei, he would not dare to touch him!
Drawing his sword and calling people before was just a sign of passion, but now he calmed down, and Tang Xuance was in a dilemma.
If he kills hundreds of officials, he will definitely be used as an excuse by Prince Wu Lie, and his charge of regicide and rebellion will really be confirmed.
If he didn't take action, Baiguan would obviously be wearing the same pants as Prince Wulie, and he might still be accused of something unwarranted afterwards!
King Pei died so suddenly, and now he is in such a mess that he doesn't know what to do!
He glanced at Gu Chen subconsciously, maybe this person could help him like before.